Our World Twenty20 semi-final against South Africa is in Mirpur on Friday and the whole England team is desperate to reach the final this weekend. It was disappointing to lose the first game of the tournament against West Indies but since then we have beaten India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and we're starting to really hit the ground running. We're bowling and batting well and let's hope we can peak for the final, where Australia wait.

I received a special cap before the India victory, as it was my 50th international appearance. It was a proud moment for me – whenever you play for your country, if it is the first time, the 25th or the 50th it is always very special and it is something I will always remember. Another 50 would be good.

Flying in to Dhaka from Sylhet, our previous base, in a propellered plane was not the best for me. I'm not the best of flyers anyway so it was certainly a bit interesting. But everything has gone smoothly and the mood in the squad is now very good.

There has been a bit of Xbox action on the tour, we've got a Fifa group going and we're watching a few movies in our spare time. In the Fifa group there is me, Sarah Taylor, Kate Cross, Georgia Elwiss and Tammy Beaumont – we've got a bit of a league going on and that has kept us entertained for a few hours. We had to adopt a neutral team to not fall out so we went for Swansea City.

A lot of the girls have also spent quite a lot of time watching cricket over here – there have been games on TV in the afternoons and evenings. We watched all the England men's games in their T20 competition and although they didn't do as well as they wanted to, we've just got to concentrate on what we can do.

I suppose there is an outside pressure: we are one of the bigger teams in the tournament and people look to England as potential winners. But I don't think you can underestimate anyone who is in this, just look at West Indies, who beat us, and South Africa, who have earned the right to be in the semi-finals.

We're obviously professional and supported well by the ECB, we train together at Loughborough every month and at weekends. We have plenty of support from them and hopefully we can repay that by coming back with the World Cup.

But I wouldn't necessarily say it increases the pressure. Australia, who beat West Indies in the first semi-final, are also an excellent side and we have played them a number of times in the last few months. Either way, the rest of the tournament is going to be a great spectacle for the women's game. Hopefully we can get plenty of people watching.

We're just looking forward to the next bit, we're concentrating on South Africa but then hopefully on to bigger things. We've looked at their key players, we've got to hone our skills and be ready.

They have done very well to get to the semi-final, they have drastically improved in the last six to 12 months and we can't underestimate them at all. Mignon du Preez, their captain, is a very good player and they've got some big hitters up front, so we've got plans in place to keep them quiet.

The fact that there are no teams left from the sub-continent shows that sides now travel round a lot and are well prepared for these conditions. There were some really strong teams in our group, thankfully we got through it.

From a personal point of view, it has been nice to pick up a few wickets, having taken four in our last two games – opening the bowling is something I always look forward to. We're looking forward to the semi-final. It was disappointing to lose the first game but having won the next three we are now very excited.

I don't like to think about the significance of a knockout game, even if it is at the back end of a World Twenty20. For me, it's all about enjoying the game – the bigger the game, the more you enjoy it. A World Cup semi-final and final, you may never get to play in them again, so it's important that you enjoy these moments.